Where does “banya” come from?

banya (English) comes from Russian ба́ня, from Proto-Slavic baňa, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

banya (English): A type of steam bath, popular in Russia

Definitions

  1. A type of steam bath, popular in Russia

Ancestry of “banya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianба́няbanya
2Proto-Slavicbaňabath, bathing, bathing place; dome; bulging,...
3Latinbāneumattested in Pompeii
4Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
5Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
6Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man

Words derived from “banya”

Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον →Every word from Latin balneum →